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They Might Be Giants

A photographer-and-ecologist team are on a mission to document the forests’ mightiest members.

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Winter 2020
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Droplet Stoppers

Covid-19 made face masks a crucial part of every outfit, and we’re likely to don them in the future when we feel ill. Fortunately, there’s a style for every need.

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Winter 2020
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Landing a Lifeline

For those whose livelihood depends on the ocean, a covid-spurred interruption in the seafood market might speed progress toward a more sustainable future—for them and for fish.

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Headtrip – Your brain on video chat
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Headtrip – Your brain on video chat

Dating, Catching up with family, and going to happy hour are best in person.

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Winter 2020
Behind The Cover
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Behind The Cover

Butterflies may seem delicate, but they are surprisingly tough.

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Winter 2020
Tales From the Field – A cold one on mars
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Tales From the Field – A cold one on mars

Kellie Gerardi, bioastronautics researcher at the International Institute for Austronautical Science

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Winter 2020
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The Needs Of The Few

Designing with the marginalized in mind can improve all of out lives.

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Winter 2020
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Life On The Line

On the Western edge of Borneo, a novel conservation-minded health-care model could provide the world with a blueprint to stop next pandemic before it starts.

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waste watchers
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waste watchers

YOU CAN TURN FOOD SCRAPS INTO FERTILIZER IN ALMOST ANY CONTAINER. THESE BINS USE THEIR OWN METHODS TO ENCOURAGE THE PROCESS, BUT BOTH KEEP BUGS AND STINK AT BAY.

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why can't i forget how to ride a bike?
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why can't i forget how to ride a bike?

LEARNING TO PEDAL IS NO EASY FEAT.

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the go-anywhere machine

GOODS

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the little rovers that could
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the little rovers that could

MATT KEUNEKE, MARS EXPLORATION ROVER MISSION OPERATIONS MANAGER AT NASA

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Winter 2020
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sweat suit

YOUR MUSCLES DESERVE BETTER THAN YOUR RATTY OLD WORKOUT GEAR. DECK YOURSELF OUT IN THE RIGHT DUDS AND YOU’LL UPGRADE BOTH YOUR PERFORMANCE AND YOUR STYLE.

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somethings run in the family
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somethings run in the family

HUGOZEBERG, RESEARCHER AT THE MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY

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sitting pretty
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sitting pretty

ICON

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listening to trees
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listening to trees

MARIANO MORALES, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST AT THE ARGENTINIAN INSTITUTE OF SNOW SCIENCE, GLACIOLOGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

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Winter 2020
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home stretch

A HARD WORKOUT SHOULDN’T LEAVE YOU WITH LINGERING PAIN. THE RIGHT RECOVERY TOOLS WILL HELP INCREASE BLOOD FLOW AND FIGHT FATIGUE TO SOOTHE YOUR ACHES.

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Winter 2020
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hungry hungry hippos

IN 1981, NOTORIOUS drug lord Pablo Escobar imported four hippos from Africa to his estate near Medellín, Colombia. After his death in 1993, the herd meandered into the nearby Magdalena River.

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the bulb that won't burn out
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the bulb that won't burn out

TOM BRAMELL, FORMER DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF FOR LIVERMORE-PLEASANTON FIRE DEPARTMENT

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Winter 2020
THE SWITCH
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THE SWITCH

WHEN A NEW YORK CITY POWER PLANT SWAPS ITS DIRTIEST GENERATORS FOR BATTERIES, THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD WILL BREATHE EASIER.

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spacing out is good for you
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spacing out is good for you

A WANDERING MIND REAPS BENE- FITS YOU MIGHT NOT IMAGINE.

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Winter 2020
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in remission

FOR MUCH OF THE 20TH CENTURY, cancer was an unspeakable diagnosis.

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Winter 2020
DYNAMIC DUO
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DYNAMIC DUO

HUMANS AND EARTH ARE OFTEN AT ODDS, BUT WHEN DISASTER STRIKES, THEY CAN COMBINE THEIR POWERS TO BRING NEW LIFE TO LANDSCAPES.

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Winter 2020
Kandy-Kolored, Streamlined, and Definitely Around The Bend
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Kandy-Kolored, Streamlined, and Definitely Around The Bend

Pinewood Derby Racing and the dads who just can't get enough

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Hell? Yes!
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Hell? Yes!

Endurance athletes and the pleasure of pushing it

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Summer 2020
Anatomy Of a Laugh
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Anatomy Of a Laugh

The oldest known joke dates back nearly 4,000 years, and it’s a fart gag. The fact that we’ve been crackin’ wise for so long suggests there’s something innate about the need to laugh.

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Summer 2020
The Dolls THAT CHANGED The World
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The Dolls THAT CHANGED The World

WHEN SCIENTISTS BRING dolls into the lab, the toys transcend their role as playthings. They can expose racism and unleash aggression.

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Summer 2020
dune buddy
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dune buddy

ODDS ARE, YOU DON’T NEED A VEHICLE LIKE THE CAN-AM MAVERICK X3 X RS TURBO RR. BUT IF YOU WANT OODLES OF HORSEPOWER AND A MAMMOTH SUSPENSION, THIS SIDE-BY-SIDE HAS YOU COVERED FOR EVERY ADVENTURE.

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Summer 2020
HEAD TRIP
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HEAD TRIP

why Disney's massive lines feel so short

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Summer 2020
digital domination
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digital domination

GAMING ON A CONSOLE OR PHONE IS FUN AND ALL, BUT ELITE PLAYERS RELY ON MASSIVE PCS WITH PRECISION PERIPHERALS TO WIELD THEIR WEAPONS WITH JOHN WICK–LIKE AGILITY. THIS RIG IS READY TO SMITE EVERY ONLINE FOE.

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